Junaid Azim Mattu loses no-confidence motion, removed as Srinagar mayor

• Junaid Azim Mattu was on Tuesday removed as the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) mayor after he lost a no-confidence motion moved against him in the city body.
• The People”s Conference leader, whose election as Srinagar mayor had generated controversy two years ago, took to Twitter to announce his defeat.
• Mattu, who has survived a no-confidence motion in the past, claimed the Bharatiya Janata Party and the National Conference have joined hands in Srinagar. 
• However, the National Conference denied any involvement in his removal.
• BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit General Secretary Ashok Koul also refuted Mattu’s allegation and said his party had nothing to do with Mattu’s removal.

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